FootyMAD's Chelsea match preview

By Footymad PreviewerLast updated : 13 October 2006

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History of the Reading v Chelsea fixture

Reading are ready to welcome Chelsea to Madejski Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 7 games played, Royals have recorded 3 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 2 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in December 2003, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Royals in a League Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:

2003/2004

Wed 03 Dec

Reading

0-1

Chelsea

LGEC

1987/1988

Wed 07 Oct

Chelsea

3 - 2

Reading

LGEC

1987/1988

Wed 23 Sep

Reading

3 - 1

Chelsea

LGEC

1929/1930

Sat 01 Mar

Reading

3 - 1

Chelsea

CHMP

1929/1930

Sat 26 Oct

Chelsea

1 - 0

Reading

CHMP

1928/1929

Sat 27 Apr

Chelsea

2 - 1

Reading

CHMP

1928/1929

Sat 15 Dec

Reading

3 - 3

Chelsea

CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Reading are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 8 conceded.

Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Blues, and 4 goals against.

Reading's 13 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 16 points from their 7 games.

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Current form guides:

P

W

D

L

F

A

P

Reading

6

3

2

1

8

6

11

Chelsea

6

5

1

0

11

3

16

FootyMad's prediction ...

Reading are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Chelsea will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics:

Reading

Drawn last 2 games at home.Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.Unbeaten run of 5 matches.

Chelsea

3 successive away victories.8 games since last away draw.8 games since last defeat.